Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-07-23
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAl.

MIR. G.. +. Buckle, the new editor
Of the London Times, was appointed in
1884. He has bucklcd to with good
effect.
The widow of Dir. Payy, of the
Grecly expedition, has taken to litera-
ture as Il profession. She will reside
in Europe for time.
Miss Carren Campbell an Ameri-
can vioinst, has been astonishing the
Germanswith her magnificent playing.
She promises to excel Camille Urso.
The Princess of Wales is this year
for the first time an exhibitor at the
Royal Society of Painters in Water
Colors. She sends dainty picture OF
Windsor, seen from the river. Mr.
Ruskin sends two pictures, one painted
as lately as February last.
OF Senator Evarts' five daughters
only one remains unmarried. His twin
sons, one of whom was married few
| days ago, are graduates Of Yale, and
were very popular while at college.
One of them was valedictorian Of his
class, while his brother stood very near
the top
Lord Butte proposes to spend fifty
thousand pounds in making extensive
additions to Cardiff Castle. The work
is to occupy four years, and about two
hundred men will be constantly en-
ployed Lord Butte has already eX-
pended an immense amount Of money
on the castle.
The clever wife of a professor in
Western college once wrote as follows
in one of those confession books where
people put down their opinions on all
sorts Of subjects, in answer to the ques-
ton: What is your idea of a hero
ine?" "An educated American woman
who does her own housework. Good
HonSekeeplng.
The Duchess d'Alencon, who has
recently become insane, used to be
as accomplished an equestrian as her
sister, the Empress Of Austria. She
never rallied from the shock caused by
the suicide of King Louis of Bavaria,
,, to whom she had been bctrothed, and at
. one time she had to be closely guarded
to keep her from initiating his tragic
; eXamplc.-N y Graphic.
"A Chicagoan has a nail sent him
! by Philadelphia friend, which was
driven into house there nearly two
hundred years ago. The nail is of
peculiar make. 1t is four and
onc-eighth inches in length, and the
head is about half an inch long and
thrce-eighths of an inch thick. The
., nail was, of course, made by hand, as
there was no nail machines in l69S.-
Ciercland Leadcr.
The most accomplished butler,
valet and maid servant combined is a
Chinaman in the employ of the rich
Timothy Hopkins Of California He
, wears IN Oriental costume of silk Of
q great magniiicence, takes care of Mr.
+, Hopkins mansion in Il quiet unob
; trusyc manner, as pleasing as it is
> effective, has charge of the wardrobes
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hopkins; and when
Mrs. Hopkins dresses for ball lay,
out her costume, selects her jewels and
!. never makes a blunder.
Il One day a young clerk who wa:
| ambitious for Il large fortune deter
, mined to visit Commodore Vanderbilt
r and learn from him the secret of ac
u cumulating wealth. He entered the
magnificent apartments OF the million
aire with whom he was somewhat ac
quaintcd, stated his crrand, and askec
: him on what mysterious principle he
conducted business with such mcx
$ amped success? Mr. Vanderbilt eyeC
: him moment to sound his motive,
! and then slowly replied; by working
u hard and saying nothing about it,
II Dry Go0ds Chronicle.